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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Savannakhet, Laos · July 18, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 18, 1972
Place
Savannakhet, Laos · SAVANNAKHET, Laos
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
0067Cessna 172N4681Beech 95-A55
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168707

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0054  72/7/18    SAVANNAKHET,LAOS    BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 11907
        TIME - 0822                    N4681               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 4236 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAKHET L-39
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIENTIAN,LAOS               SAVANNAKHET,LAOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-FOREIGN MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT     CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- CONTINENTA AIR SERVIC OVERTOOK RLAF T-41 TRAINERON DOWNWIND. T-41 REPORTED AS ABOUT TO TURN FINAL
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0054  72/7/18    SAVANNAKHET,LAOS    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0822                    0067                PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAKHET L-39
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-FOREIGN MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT     CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- NO DATA AVAILABLE ON C-172 (T-41) OR PILOT. BEECH OVERTOOK  T-41 DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 22.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
0067
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Savannakhet L-39
Registration
N4681
Reported as
Beech 95-A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Savannakhet L-39

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.